Introduction: Genomics and philosophy of race

Finansiering

Our multi-year “Philosophy in a Multicultural Context” Research Cluster was institutionally supported by the UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Institute for Humanities Research (IHR), and led by Winther. Additional support for the 2013–2014 theme “Genomics and Philosophy of Race” was provided by the Philosophy Department at UC Santa Cruz, the Computational, Evolutionary, and Human Genomics Center at Stanford University, and Science and Technology Studies at UC Davis. Concerning support from individuals, the three editors of this special issue would like to thank Michael “Doc” Edge in particular for outstanding and singular moral, intellectual, and administrative support throughout the year. Carlos Andrés Barragán and James Griesemer provided invaluable assistance with the UC Davis workshop and participated actively throughout the year. Evin Guy, Courtney Mahaney, Irena Polic, and Nathaniel Deutsch of IHR provided guidance, both ongoing and with respect to the UC Santa Cruz conference. Finally, we are grateful to all cluster participants and to the public present at the Stanford and UC Davis workshops and the UCSC conference. Details of cluster participants and activities can be found here: http://ihr.ucsc.edu/portfolio/philosophy-in-a-multicultural-context/